About Kachess
Number of accommodations: 113
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (375)
What Guests Are Saying
Kachess campground offers a beautiful, scenic environment with spacious and private campsites, making it a popular choice for many visitors. Numerous reviews praise the cleanliness of the campground and the friendliness of the staff, along with access to hiking trails and the lake. However, some concerns were raised about sanitation issues in the vault toilets, low lake water levels, and a lack of enforcement of campfire bans, which detracted from the overall experience for some campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Kachess campground offers a beautiful, scenic environment with spacious and private campsites, making it a popular choice for many visitors. Numerous reviews praise the cleanliness of the campground and the friendliness of the staff, along with access to hiking trails and the lake. However, some concerns were raised about sanitation issues in the vault toilets, low lake water levels, and a lack of enforcement of campfire bans, which detracted from the overall experience for some campers.
Review Summary
Galen H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 113, Loop: Mineral Creek
Music was being played way to loud all day and was lower at night but still could hear it. I am out to enjoy the wilderness not listen to anyone's music. Older Kids were running around the campground all night yelling . The mosquitos were a nightmare!!
The campground it self is awesome- good bathroom locations and privacy.
Julie H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: Beargrass
Loved this campground! Forested. Quiet. On the lake, which is convenient for kayaking or canoeing. Hiking trails nearby. Proximity to Snoqualmie Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, Palouse to Cascade Trail. Only a few things could use improvement. Campground staff was not overly friendly and did not adequately supply the bathrooms with toilet paper. The worst infraction was the lack of communication about our site, which we believe they took one pull-through site and made it into two individual sites that shared the pull through driveway. This was not the only site with this issue. Fortunately, we arrived first and were able to pull in, unhook our trailer, then move our truck to park behind the trailer. If the other party had been there, we would have had to go out of the loop and come in the wrong way in order to back our trailer into the site, which is what some other parties ended up doing.
Patrice B
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 183, Loop: Box Canyon
On July 3rd, Box Creek, there was a large group of young adults blasting a boom box, high on drugs, wrecked the bathroom and disrupted the boat launch area for several hours. It sucked. If only the camp hosts could have called someone to address the issue... The poor hosts had to clean up the mess in the bathroom. Also, the toilets hadn’t been pumped prior to the busy weekend which caused an unwelcomed smell to our campsite.
Otherwise, it was a great trip. I love Kachess and the campgrounds. I will always come back.
Phillip C
VerifiedJuly 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 126, Loop: Thetis Creek
Campground was great, clean and relaxing. Very close to the water and had enough room for everyone to spread out and social distance.
Jen K
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 175, Loop: Box Canyon
Camp hosts were fantastic! Super friendly.
Lynne S
VerifiedJuly 8, 2021 • Stayed at: 155, Loop: Box Canyon
I’ve camped at Kachess several times now and while I love the campground the thing I notice more and more is the lack of caring the campground hosts have. Two years in a row we’ve been camped next to a rowdy group. I understand talking, etc etc but we this was a loud movie and music well into the wee hours of the morning. The host actually yelled at us for waking them up to complain about the noise. There are NO NOISE signs all over the campground yet these people do nothing to prevent it, that is something I do not get. Plus the rudeness when we complained as if it were our fault when we are the ones inconvenienced here. You know, maybe next year I’ll just bring fireworks..I mean why not, they aren’t going to care are they?
Jacki M
VerifiedJuly 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: Beargrass
Mosquitos. They're everywhere. No escape. Beautiful lake, nice large camping spaces.
Halia D
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: GALE CREEK
Campsite 19 (Gale creek) was a nice spot, although 21 was not ideal (road/bathroom/garbage can make the spot noisy and busy). Had a cooler/sunglasses stolen in the early hours of the morning sometime, which our campsite was entirely behind our travel trailer, so someone went between tents and our camper to get into our spot. Camp hosts were very nice, but also overbearing. They went through ALL the rules and barely let us get situated with our little kids because they wouldn't just leave us alone. Swung by daily and again nice, but really felt like a B&B with supervision than a family trip with our kids. We usually enjoy Kachess, but over the years it's just so busy and theft on the rise.
Craig M
VerifiedJuly 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: GALE CREEK
Great
Sowmya R
VerifiedJuly 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 136, Loop: Thetis Creek
Kachess is our regular favorite and this site was very spacious with some privacy too. Clean restrooms and super friendly campground hosts. Nice trees with shades as well as suitable for hammocks. Close to the lake shore but easily accessible spots gets filled up pretty early in the morning.
Location Kachess
Address:
8000 Lake Kachess Rd
Easton, WA, 98925
United States
From Seattle, travel east on I-90 approximately 62 miles, or from Cle Elum travel west on I-90 approximately 20 miles. Take exit 62 and follow Kachess Lake Road for 5.5 miles to the campground, which is on the right.
Kachess is accessible via I-90, which is approximately 14 miles to the north, providing access to major cities and routes in the region.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.3548 / -121.243
Elevation: 692 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Water levels in Kachess Lake and Little Kachess Lake vary during the summer
- First-come, first-served sites may be available
- Off-road vehicle use is not permitted in the campground
- Reserved campsites will be held until check-out time (noon) on the day following your scheduled arrival.
- The campground may be full and no accommodations may be available after a no show is processed.
- Citations may be issued for exceeding Max Occupancy and campsite footprint
- Pets must be leashed in the campground at all times
- Firewood is available to purchase at the campground for $10.00/bundle.
- Learn more about the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest here
- Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Water is available in this location via a handpump and/or water spigot. Please DO NOT attach your RV hoses to the water systems we provide. These are made available to you to fill your water jugs/buckets and take back to your site to use. If you need to fill your RV water tanks, please fill your tank before you come to the campground. Thank you!
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Last updated: June 4, 2026